I spent part of the weekend in Little Rock with my friend Ben. We had a nice visit and ate some good pizza. Ben & his wife Meredith showed me around LR a bit. I feel much more comfortable than I had before about the prospect of living there (though that, if it happens, is still a long way off). While my wife and I were in town, we also hit the local Guitar Center, where I played a most impressive Pedulla five-string fretless bass (it’s the red one in the picture). The fretboard is like glass. It has a delightful growl, a slender neck, and it plays effortlessly. Three grand. That’s a lot of bank for a bass, but I guess you sometimes really do get what you pay for.